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The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino, elected on 26 February 2016 during an extraordinary session of the FIFA Congress. [2] [3] Prior to his election, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was acting president after the impeachment of Sepp Blatter on 8 October 2015, who was given an eight-year ban from all football-related activities on ...
On 26 February 2016, he was elected FIFA President for a period of three years. [19] Infantino, who holds dual Swiss and Italian citizenship through his parents, became the first Italian to hold the Presidency of FIFA. In 2017, Infantino criticized the United States travel ban on several Muslim-majority nations. He said "When it comes to FIFA ...
On February 19, 2021, FIFA and AFC confirmed the dates for the remaining matches of the World Cup qualifiers held in June. [1] The team was supposed to play a friendly against India in Qatar as part of the preparation for the qualifiers, but it was cancelled.
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The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines.Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907, the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in Asia and is among the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Philippines women's football team pay a courtesy visit to President Bongbong Marcos at Malacañang Palace following their victory at the 2022 AFF Women's Championship. January 31 – The Philippines women's national football team qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating Chinese Taipei 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 ...
The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The national team entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification [122] but withdrew without playing a single game. [123] The Philippines had intended to enter the 1962 edition but did not push through with the plan. [124]